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Real estate businesses in Davis County, UT

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in Davis County, UT, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,306 of 2,229 scored counties
#12 of 19 scored counties in Utah

Listings
475
28 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
509
+13.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2.4B
On rent and homeowner costs · $20,274 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
114
14% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
41.0
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
381,227
+4.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 475 real estate businesses in Davis County. Of those, 28 are chain locations, or 6%, against 6% across the U.S. That is 41.0 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 38.5.

Households in Davis County spend about $2.4B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $20,274 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 14% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate businesses take in.

In 2023, official counts showed 509 businesses with payroll in Davis County classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors, up 13.1% from 2019. That is one for every 228 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts also show 1,977 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $1.6M have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Davis County.

Population estimates show Davis County grew 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Davis County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #1,306 of 2,229 scored counties and #12 of 19 scored counties in Utah.

How Davis County compares

The same measures for Utah and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Real estate in Davis County, UT compared with Utah and the U.S.
MeasureDavis CountyUtahU.S.
Listings per 10k households41.049.938.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)11489100
Households per official establishment228201414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+13.1%+12.5%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.8%+7.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$20,274$19,198$16,661
Median household income$110,884$95,166$80,734
Groundwork market score4641

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
450 → 509+13.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,350
Annual payroll, 2023
$84.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
1,977Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
47528 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
543The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
11
Amount
$1.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Davis County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Davis County

Population, 2025 estimate
381,227+4.8% since 2020
Households
115,919
Median age
32.8
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
325 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,142
Median household income
$110,884+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$132,463
Median home value
$505,500
Jobs located here
130,842
Daytime population
330,642Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Utah for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in Utah, with Davis County marked.

Top counties in Utah

Counties in Utah ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Millard County, UT85613.8280+7.7%#8 of 2,229
2Juab County, UT78820.7210+14.8%#61 of 2,229
3Sanpete County, UT711820.3191+10.3%#194 of 2,229
4Morgan County, UT66923.8211+8.1%#347 of 2,229
5Tooele County, UT636426.8169+19.2%#467 of 2,229
6Duchesne County, UT611623.3175+6.3%#547 of 2,229
7Box Elder County, UT575427.6149+12.7%#731 of 2,229
8Carbon County, UT502024.6147+1.0%#1,078 of 2,229
9Sevier County, UT492736.0109+5.9%#1,153 of 2,229
10Utah County, UT4885442.1108+14.5%#1,196 of 2,229
12Davis County, UT4647541.0114+4.8%#1,306 of 2,229

Other business types in Davis County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in Davis County, UT?

There are 475 real estate businesses on map listings in Davis County as of September 2026. 28 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 509 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 13.1% from 2019. Another 1,977 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Davis County, UT spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $2.4B a year, or $20,274 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 475 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 14% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 115,919 households in Davis County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Davis County, UT compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

Davis County has 41.0 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 114, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Davis County would have about 543, against 475 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 228 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Davis County, UT growing?

Population estimates put Davis County at 381,227 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 115,919 households. The median household income in Davis County is $110,884 a year, 37% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.1% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Davis County scores 46 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,306 of 2,229 scored counties.

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